Once a upon a time not too long ago (1993, to be exact), Bandai-Emotion released a direct-to-video docu-movie on the two titanic icons of Japanese SFX genre - Ultraman and Kamen Rider.

This 90-mins film did a comparison of the characters, transformation sequences, powers, attack teams, monsters between the two family of heroes. The line up of Ultraman included all the characters from The First to Ultraman Great, while those from the Kamen Rider team ranged from Kamen Rider 01 to Shin Kamen Rider.

The “versus” may have suggested a slug-fest between all Ultramen and all the Kamen Riders, but “versus” here is only limited to the comparisons. At the end of the show, Ultraman and Kamen Rider 01 tag-teamed to combat the kaiju “GADRAS", an original creature designed for this Tsuburaya-Toei crossover production.

In this original footage, SHOCKER sent Scorpion-man on a mission to destroy Tokyo city. He was assisted by a giant kaiju, Gadras. Hayata and Hongo rushed to the scene of attack. They transform.

Scorpion-man later combined with the kaiju to form the final evolved form of Gadras. Ultraman and Kamen Rider 01 excuted their combination attack to save the day. And the moral of the story is: Ultraman and Kamen Rider are friends, and Ultraman-fans and KamenRider-fans rule!

Finalburnx had made available the 66min, chinese subtitled version via Anarion’s site (Ultraman vs Kamen Rider - Japanese with Mandarin subtitles - 352x240 - 29fps.avi). According to Anarion, he will be putting up the 90mins raw version soon. The 90mins video includes interviews with actors and designers. アナリオン－さん、がんばって！

Alternatively, you can skip the rest of the show just watch the climatic battle scene here.

Also, go over to the Music Lounge to get hold of the two theme songs from this video special:
戦うために生まれた戦士 and ヒーローはひとりじゃない by 影山ヒロノブ